In The Thicket

Erin and Nicole have a conversation with Bishop James Conley of Lincoln, Nebraska. He shares about his experience with mental health struggles which led to him taking a leave of absence from his ministry as a bishop back in 2019, healing, being a whole person, and learning to depend on God. Bishop Conley suggested lots of resources for those on their own mental health journey. Many of these are li...

Welcome back! It's only our third episode this season, but a really great convo about what it's like to see the edges or the end of something and to not be there yet.

Nicole, Erin, & Rachael provide an update on where things are at with the three of them & the podcast. Includes a fun announcement from Nicole.

We're back for Season 6! Take a listen to hear about our plans for this Season!!

Rachael, Erin, and Nicole share some news about the podcast.

This has been a much requested episode...we're talking about regret! Full show notes available at inthethicketpodcast.com .

Rachael & Erin speak with Abbey, a nurse for individuals in psychiatric detention.

Rachael & Erin speak with Kathleen & Jesse Leblanc (https://www.instagram.com/wearefoundtogether/) who share their experience of navigating pregnancy loss.

Rachael, Erin, & Nicole talk about their experiences of love and the different kinds of indifference (the bad kind - numbing oneself; and the good kind - Ignatian indifference). This will be our last episode for a couple weeks while we take a break for the holidays. See you in 2025!

Rachael and Nicole share stories and insights about finding joy in the circumstances of life.

In the second week of this year's advent series, Erin and Nicole share about internal and external noise & finding peace!

Rachael, Nicole, and Erin share about how they find hope in the midst of challenges they've each experienced.

Nicole's husband Nathan joins the podcast for today as he and Nicole share about their journey towards becoming Byzantine Catholic.

We interview Fr. Connor O'Hara on the beauty of the Mass (Novus Ordo). (Sorry this is late! I [Nicole] forgot to post it).

Erin and Nicole chat with return guest Rachel Hoover Canto (Author of "Pretty Good Catholic") who shares about her experiences as someone who attends the Extraordinary Form of the Mass, commonly known as the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM).

Erin, Nicole, & Rachael speak about Pope Francis, a person about whom opinions have become increasingly divisive.

We speak with Meghan, an American suburban mom or four who reflects on what it means to vote in the 2024 U.S. election. Article Meghan refers to: https://us.clonline.org/news/stories/2024/08/26/voting-an-act-of-love

We chat with theology professor and author Dr. Josephine Lombardi, who shares that the Synod on Synodality reveals the Marian aspect of the Catholic Church. Dr. Lombardi's book, "Marian Approaches to Synodality" is available on her website: https://josephinelombardi.com/books/new-book/

Erin and Rachael speak with Luke Coppen of The Pillar (https://www.pillarcatholic.com/) on the Synod of Synodality. Note: We had an audio issue with this episode & there is an echo. We apologies for the annoyance!

We interview Manny Gonzales (@ callmemannyyy), who shares about his journey of being a Catholic guy attracted to men. Manny's Website: https://whatabeautifulcross.wixsite.com/website Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/callmemannyyy/

We're back for season 5! Erin, Rachael, and Nicole discuss this season's theme & share updates from summer.

Rachael and Nicole review the season and dream up some ideas for season 5! PS: At random points in the episode Rachael's audio takes a little detour through funky-town - we apologize for the quality!

This is the last episode of our Lenten series on Salvifici Doloris and we talked about sections 28-31.

This week is based on sections 25-27 of Salvifici Doloris, and we're looking at the Gospel of Suffering.

This week we discuss sections 19-24 of Salvifici Doloris!